Short Stories

Bucky Barnes - The darkness

It was a Saturday night and my friend Rachel and I had planned for a sleepover, we made our forts in my living area and had snacks scattered across the ground.

We were watching the new rom-com, 'Anyone but You' and we were pissing ourselves laughing! That was until Rachel got a call from the hospital, asking for her to cover someone's shift.

"Do you really have to go?" I ask Rachel sadly.

"Yes ok I'm sorry I have work now and in the morning and I have a wedding to plan and- and it's just-" 

"It's ok, just don't work yourself too much, alright?" I walk across the couch to wrap my small arms around Rachel's waist whilst she wraps her arms around me.

"I won't" She replies, holding me tighter.

We stay in this position peacfully, hands still wrapped tightly around each other until Rachel slowly pulls away and grabs her bags to leave.

"I really gotta go now, I'm so sorry for bailing. I love you, don't do anything stupid." Rachel smiles as she walks to the door and walks out.

"How can I? You're taking all the stupid with you," I quietly chuckled to myself.

I take a deep breath and turn around, my house was a complete mess and I needed to clean it or else I'd go mad.

So I grab my headphones and plug them into my phone, pick a random Taylor Swift album and place my phone in my pocket.

I go to my garage and grab my favourite broom and sweep up all of the left over food Rachel and I had laying on the ground.

"And this is me praying that," I spin around with the broom as I sing along to Enchanted by Taylor Swift

"This was the very first page

Not where the story line ends

My thoughts will echo your name 

Until I see you again 

These are the words I held back 

As I was leaving too soon

I was Enchanted to meet you...."

I turn to go back the garage and I see something out of the corner of my eye.

The front door was open...

"That's weird I swear Rachel closed it," I muttered to myself.

I walk over to the door and pull it open fully to take a look and see if anyone was stalking me or my house.

I pull my head in from outside and replay everything just to be sure,"I swear it was closed though" I thought to myself.

Something just didn't feel right...

I poke my head outside once more, slowly turning my head side to side, looking for any possible intruders or drunk teenagers wondering the streets to pick a fight but...

Nothing.

"You're overreacting Bria!! Calm dow-" My lights go out and I scream slightly.

"OH- JEEZ" A hand flies up to my chest as I laugh to myself.

"That gave me a heart attack oh wow ahah" I chuckle as I grab my door and close it shut.

"Ok no need to be paranoid n-" before I can lock my door and finish my sentence a black gloved hand swipes over my mouth.

Both my hands go to the hand on my mouth, hoping to pry it off my mouth.

I scream as loud as I can, hoping someone would hear me but the person's hand was muffling my screams as another circles around my waist, preventing me from moving my body.

I tried to kick the door open to get someone's attention but the person was smarter, they let go of my waist for a split second to lock the door and they circle their arm back around me. My hand continues to pull their hand off my mouth but with no success.

"Don't run or scream," he tells me calmly, "I promise I won't hurt you,"

The voice is deep, obviously a man, he sounded like he was a swwet, confused man that has no means of harming me, so I nod slowly and let go of his hand and rest them by my sides to show my cooperation.

He doesn't let go straight away until my heavy breathing stops and my heart beat slows down, only then does he let go of me completely. 

Slowly.

Like he's afraid I might scream for help or run away.

As soon as I couldn't feel his hands on me I turn around like the flash only to be met with darkness in fornt of me.

"Who are you?" I ask the darkness.

"I just need a place to lie low, please, your house was the first one I saw, your door wasn't closed and I thought I could slip in." He asks, not moving an inch.

"How can I trust you if I don't know who you are?" I ask him with confidence.

The darkness goes quiet for a second before he says, "I don't want to scare you because if I show you who I am you won't want me to stay."

I scoff, "1. You've done that alright, I thought you were going to kill me for fuck sake! And 2. If you don't show or tell me who you are I will call the police" I tell him.

We were both silent until he sighs and goes towards the light switch but stops...

"Promise, promise me you won't call the police or S.H.E.I.L.D. or anyone for that matter. No one can know I'm here, or else I will be in danger and you'll be in more danger than me," he tells me.

I sigh and drop my hands and tell him, "Yes I promise, as long as you won't hurt me,"

He takes a deep breath in and switches the light on.

My heart stops, my eyes widen in fear. The man in front of me has dark brunette shoulder length hair that looks like it hasn't been washed in decades.

His uniform is all black with a bullet proof vest ontop of everything he's wearing.

My eyes are drawn to his left, shiny, metal arm with a red star on the top of where his shoulder is supposed to be. My eyes close and open again, not believing what I am witnessing at this very moment.

The Winter soldier is in my house

My hands go to my mouth and I turn around, hiding my shocked face and my teary eyes.

"W-what are you doing here?" I ask softly, turing back around slightly, afraid of looking into his eyes.

"I promise," he takes a step forward and I take a step back. He looks at me and plants his feet on the floor.

"I promise I mean you no harm, your door was open and I just-" he pauses. "I need a place to lay low, I don't know where I am or who- who I am..." he looks down at his hands.

"I have no idea what time this is, I feel like I know someone but I- I just threw them off a plane and then s-saved him, there's something wrong with me and I need help,"

I look around, I had set up a sleepover with my friend and I already have a spare room, in case anyone needed to stay over last minute or in this case, unannounced.

"OK, I'll help you, just please don't hurt me." I say.

He looks at me and nods.

"I promise, I will not harm you in anyway." He says, slightly smiling.

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A/N: PART 2 IS COMING LOVES!!!!!!!

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